you can see the minivan at the base of that tow truck.are getting ready to pull it on there and then get it out of the way to get the ramp reopened. as we go up the embankment, you can see some workers there trying to repair the guardrail that the minivan crashed into when this came over that embankment and down on this ramp. let's take you through what happened this morning. it all started about 1:30. the chp says they had two officers in two separate cars parked at a construction site about a mile and a half up. they heard this minivan before they saw it because they said the right front tire was flat. so they heard it coming. it wasn't speeding but they both pulled out to try to make contact with the driver to find of figure out what was going on. they say moments later, the minivan hit the center divide and then veered back over the lanes of traffic and flipped over and went down the embankment. the chp officers say they all watched it happen and it happened very quickly. >> i'm not sure if they had lights on yet. they theard the vehi

you keep that minivan, larry?ll right. >> i ashamed on a lot of levels about that minivan. >>> thank you, sasha, for joining us. >> thank you. >>> so here's to proving the hips don't lie for one company, this right he is the closet we were in. that was the only thing left of the house. the only thing. red oss helped us and they've literally got us back on our feet huge outpouring of love just going, "people care." we didn't come out of there saying, "wow, we lost everything!" we came out of there huing each other, glad that we were okay. >>> predictions. gary b., what do you like? >> i've been scouring the universe for stocks for jonas' nervous client proctor and gamble is the one i like. the i think the stock is up 30% in the next six months. >> bull or bear? >> i'm a bear by the toothpick not the stock. >> your prediction, larry? >> sweeter than free money from the fed, hershey stock unwraps a 20% profit in six months. >> john, wha do you think? you can't not like chocolate. >> love chocolate. but i'm a bear unf

chp tells us they had two officers in two cars setting at a construction sight when this minivan drove by. they said they heard it before they saw it because it had a flat tire on its right front tire, so they pulled out to try to make contact with the vehicle and they say moments later it hit the center divide and then went over the embankment on to the central avenue off-ramp. why all this happened is still a bit of a mystery. >> we have no idea exactly why that happened yet other than there is a real -- the right front tire is chewed up so we are figuring it was on the rim for a while but not sure exactly yay the veer to the left all of a sudden yet. >> we did ask about speed, if the vehicle was speeding by or trying to evade something. they said speed doesn't look like it is an issue at this point. the driver was pronounced dead the scene and the coroner out here before 4:30 this morning and then left and then the major accident investigation team came in to try to do their part of all of this. again it likes like what happened is that this minivan was driving on a flat tire, the c

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. >> learn more much about the woman accused of beating and slamming her car in a minivan killing high school boy and critically injuring mom and sister. tonight we hear from the father for the first time as well the woman was booked on gross vehicular manslaughter on friday and soon released on 300,000 dollar bail. 1 15-year-old kevin sand was killed when his mother minivan was struck at pine and golf. memorial there is she was drive erratically going 80 miles an hour when plowed into the minivan stopped the at red light. the father spoke to reporters through an interpreter. >> every day family wake up and wishes it was all jaws nightmare and can still hug and see kevin warm smile. none of what has happened makes any sense. we can not even comprehend why anyone would be driving 80 miles an hour in a street of san francisco. we know san francisco police and we know had he will do their best to seek justice for kevin and his family. >> the vehicle essentially because of the impact fused together because of the high speed so it will take time to go over the vehicle to see seat belts were

the minivan moderates are in the suburbs. while the most cynical and apathetic group dubbed the whatever man centrists are largely under 40. emily robliss in miami, an international businesswoman, is a lot like the mba middle. >> i don't think i fit into a box. >> reporter: she is with the 53% who favor gay marriage but also part of the 57% who think it's time to end affirmative action. >> you should get hired or accepted into college on your merit and not on your heritage or the color of your skin. >> reporter: culturally, this is a live and let live group. for instance, 52% are okay with legalizing marijuana. but 79% believe that government is spending too much money. min in -- minivan moderate like this mother of virginia, a mother of three, sums up the new american center's attitude towards both major parties. >> i have just come to expect that i don't fit. i don't fit in either party. so i have almost become comfortable in the middle. >> reporter: you know, brian, we asked a couple of major political consultants, david a

look, one of which is a minivan.hould trade it innd buy a toyota de in indiana becausi'll be doing more to help the u.s. economy. look, the unw still owns 40% of this. for all of you workers, you're effectivelyutsourcing your own jobs to mexico right now. and the chsler slogan was imported fm detroit. they a going to have to change that, obviously, to imported from mexico going forward. >> john, do you have any trouble with this? >> no, i don't. i'm like gary b. i have a problem with what the government did. member, the governmentave a lot of money to battery makers to put those cilities in the united states. they moved those to china. i had a rea problem with that because ey didn't enforce that. what the government did here is lose $1.3 billion in thetock buyback or sales to chryer. they can take their plants wherever they want. this is globalization. what everybody i saying about free marts is like. whether you like the jobs going to mexico or not, i that's the way the company runs best, that's what they should do.

the 16-year-old kevin san was killed when h mother's minivan was hit where a memorial has sprung up. police say jew was driving erratically, doing 80 miles per hour wn the mercedes suv plowed into the van. police say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be involved but the investigation is still going on. and should be presented to the district attorney sometime tomorrow. san'father spoke to reporters through an interpreter his cousin, outside linln hool high zoom where san was a junior. >> every day his family wakes up and wishes it was just a nightmare and we can still hug and see kev's warm smile, none of what happened makes any sense. we cannot recount why anyone would be driving 80 mes per hour in the streets of san francisco. >> we know people of san francisco will do the best for justice and the family. >> the impact refused together beuse of the high speed because that gives us time to move the vehicle to see i know seat belts were used if they weren't. whether malfunction. that takes time. >> the dmv says jew has a spotless driving record, she was not hurt in the crash. san's

the 16-year-old kevin san was killed when his mother's minivan was hit where a memorial has sprung up. police say jew was driving erratically, doing 80 miles per hour when the mercedes suv plowed into the van. police say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be involved but the investigation is still going on. and should be presented to the district attorney sometime tomorrow. san's father spoke to reporters through an interpreter his cousin, outside lincoln hool high zoom where san was a junior. >> every day his family wakes up and wishes it was just a nightmare and we can still hug and see kevin's warm smile, none of what happened makes any sense. we cannot recount why anyone would be driving 80 miles per hour in the streets of san francisco. >> we know people of san francisco will do their best for justice and the family. >> the impact refused together because of the high speed because that gives us time to move the vehicle to see i know seat belts were used if they weren't. whether malfunction. that takes time. >> the dmv says jew has a spotless driving record, she was not hurt in th

the truck slammed into the on coming minivans. >>> a crash involving three vehicles, including a church bus and tractor trailer leaves at least eight people dead. >> that crash on interstate 40 in tennessee also injured more than dozen people when the bus apparently blew a tire. >> from the air, you can see all that remains of the front of this tractor trailer covered in soot and water after the fire that erupted when it collided with a church bus on i-40 in eastern tennessee. the bus carried 18 people, mostly senior interest front street baptist church in statesville, north carolina, whose pastor spoke overnight. >> we do know that there were several that went on to be with the lord. >> the tennessee highway patrol believes the bus driver lost control. >> the bus had a blow out on one of its tires, what we believe to be the front steer axel, caused the bus to lose control. >> the bus then crossed the median, breaking through cables and crashing into a tractor actuallier and suv. almost immediately, witnesses called 911. >> less than five minutes on the scene. >> the quick response wasn

we have said have a minivans because our children cannot sit in cars. basically, 5% tax--what is odd about this is that there is 16 percent tax on chewing gum, i did not understand this. maligne >> would that be said obviously, being overweight cost a lot of money. one piece of a device i can give people is that they need to lose weight and it'll cost them less money and it will be healthier. >> coming up with most speak to wealth preservation and retirement. >> will also have your e- mail is coming up. >> we will be right back. >> welcome back. rob black and your money. we are here with jack burton. clearly a lot of what you do as well as management. there is always a lot of fear. we will talk about some of the common concerns. >> we will start with the baby boomers and how the stock market may crash. >> 20 years ago--we used to talk about the demographics. it crashed-that's because baby boomers are retiring and that will sell all of their stocks and go to bonds. that will not get to throw retirement. i have never known any situation where people get t

. >> here they are going very, very fast, weaving around minivans and other regular every day weeks at some high speed and i mean really fast because at one point in in vehicle, we can even see the speedometer go to 168, 152, 147. these are public roads. i know you're a car enthusiast and there are a lot of enthusiasts out there who probably think this is awesome. but this speed very unsafe for a road where there's other drivers. >> this is incredibly irresponsible. you own one of these cars, take it to the track. >> the comment is getting some like this one, understood idio, top speed on that is about 235, 246. >> lookt. >> that would be a little creepy, huh? apparently it's a cool geological feature at the foot of mount fuji. this guy was brought with a bus full of people. he went out looking for some caves and found himself lost. his solution to getting himself unlost? >> i figured the best way to handle it is just sprint and eventually i got to get somewhere. here we go. >> he's going to run. he's going to sprint head long until he finds something, gets somewhere. this is a pretty

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. >> phan was killed one week ago when a family's minivan -- her attorney says she may had a medical problem that caused the crash. >>> 29-year-old ross was arrested at the glenn park library in san francisco on tuesday. today's bail hearing was postponed so the attorneys can do more work on the case. he's also charged in maryland with trying to arrange a murder of a witness. >>> closure tonight for a man who he is son was killed after a parking dispute that was caught on camera. >>> our high school football game of the week is two two teams always seem to play close games between each other. we'll have a live report coming up. >>> winds, and coming up when the red flag warning expire and the warmest day of the weekend and when the rain and clouds resurfaces on the five day forecast. >>> now the latest of the bart strike, our count down clock shows just 6 days left until the end of the cooling off period ordered by governor brown. we have learned there is sticking points between the unions. bart is asking for a four year deal, yesterday the two sides announced they have agreed on pen

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. >> the minivan. >> there he is in the girl's bedroom. and there's the cat with one of the daughter's little girls. this. >> is the borgis family, they leave near san palo, brazil. the father found two tigers that were being mistreated in a film and brought them home in 2005. ever since then they've been raising the tigers since the little girls. one's 23 years old, one's 34 and one is 24. >> currently the family shares their home with seven tigers. >> seven? >> here is one of the daughters describing her interaction with the tiger. [ speaking foreign language ] >> have the tigers ever turned on them in any way, shape or form? >> according to this, no incident is ever mentioned. that's why i think the family feels so comfortable around these cats. >> planes coming in for a low landing. >> oh, boy. >> the video that shows this was a touch too close. >> and sasha says -- >> i am not taking this lying down. >> why she's taking a little snooze horse style. >>> welcome back to the show, everybody. check out rightthisminute.com, great videos al

. 86-year-old irene elliser, a passenger in that minivan died. mars is expected at a court hearing in december. >>> jessica is back with news that could get taxpayers mad. yay, another reason. >> as if we need more, right, mike? good morning to both of you. this is a controversy affecting how the government is mishandling your money. the social security administration has been overpaying massive sums of money to disability beneficiaries and they have no one to blame but themselves. some disability recipients continue to get payments for months even years after notifying the agency they're working again and they earn too much money to qualify. the government accountability office oversees the social security administration. it says budget constraints and large backlogs of applications have delayed the reviews of income information that alert the agency to remove beneficiaries. as a result a recent g.a.o. audit found the administration made -- get this -- $1.3 billion in overpayments in just two years. >>> here's some good news. chances are your ho

the minivan moderates are in the suburbs. pickup populists largely live in rural america. mba middle live on the coast, while the most cynical apathetic group, dubbed whatever man centrists are largely under 40. culturally, this is a live and let live group. 52% are okay with legalizing marijuana, but 79% believe the government is spending too much money. >> so just where do you fall on the political spectrum? find out by taking our interactive quiz on nbcnews.com, just click the icon that says quiz where do you stand. >> interesting. i tried to be the whatever man. no matter what combination i did, i could not get it. >> you still have a couple of days. >>> we're watching a warm weather pattern continuing. how about 80 degrees in downtown san francisco? beautiful. 87 in l.a. that was warm for you. we'll do it all over again today. the intermountain west is the chillier spots, obviously, blue shading showing 30s and 40s, salt lake city and boise. we're already off to a warm start in phoenix, l.a. and san francisco. with full sun we'll warm it up in a hurry. trying to drive

. 86-year-old irene ellisor in that minivan died. mars is expected to appear at a court hearing in december. >>> police are looking for bank robbers after two banks were hit yesterday in rockville. the first one sun trust branch rockville pike yesterday morning. less than two hours later and a half a block away, two other bank robbers held up a wells fargo at the congressional plaza shopping center. one of the bandits fired a shot into the ceiling. those two robbers got away even though police were just down the street still investigating the first holdup. they are trying to see if these are the same people or if it's connectedes. >>> it's 5:05. time for the latest money report of the morning. >> jess came is in the newsroom with the headlines. >> reporter: good morning to both of you and everybody at home. wall street is watching washington today. investors betting that the federal reserve will keep its economic stimulus program in place when it wraps up a two- day meeting this afternoon. that's part of the reason why the dow and th

the vehicle is described as a dark colored minivan driven by a man. >> we have heard about national parks like yosemite being closed because of the government shutdown, and now you can't visit other federal lands because of budget gridlock in washington. the army corps of engineers operates several parks and recreational areas across california. today was the last day people could visit them. of course, parks usually offer places to hike, camp, fish, and other outdoor activities. >> negotiations between b.a.r.t. its unions will resume tomorrow ahead of thursday's end to a 60-day cooling off period. both sides took the day off today, but they will resume talks first thing tomorrow. besides wages, the biggest issue appears to be the length of the contract. b.a.r.t. officials want a four year contract, the unions want three years. both sides reached an agreement on pensions. >>> still ahead at 6:00, one last get-together for family others nighted by a berkeley camp that was destroyed macesive wildfire near yosemite. the celebration happening now. >>> chess players make the next move to proto

the minivan moderates are in the suburbs. pickup populists largely live in rural america. mba middle live on the coast, while the most cynical dubbed the whatever man centrists are largely under 40. culturally, this is a live and let live group. 52% are okay with legal iizing marijuana, but 79% believe the government is spending too much money. >> so just where do you fall on the political spectrum? find out by taking our interactive quiz on nbc news.com, just click the icon that says quiz where do you stand. >>> and now for a look at our national weather forecast -- >> i'll have to do that. sounds like a fun activity. >> i like the categorization of whatever man. >> yeah. that's fun anyfunny. the weather is actually quiet around the country. texas continues to get the rain. and i hope everyone's enjoyed their pretty warm october. because there are signs of some cold air dominating the weather map as we go to the end of this month. and halloween is not too far away anymore. so here's where we're looking. still mild in the southeast, cold air from canada in the midwest and

the man driving the minivan left the scene. police are hoping more witness will come forward to help them with the investigation. >>> a suspect is in custody this morning on suspicion of stabbing someone at a san francisco mcdonald's. it happened yesterday afternoon near stanyon and waller streets. victim was stabbed and taken to san francisco general hospital in serious condition. >>> new details this morning concerning the safety of a gas pipeline in san carlos. abc7 news learned the gas line could be shut down as early as today. in a statement pg&e said the pipeline in question, line 147, quote, is completely safe. e-mails from a utility employee to san carlos officials questioned the integrity of the pipeline that was installed back in 1929. pg&e is following a judge's order to shut down the line. san carlos residents say it's about time. >> that's serious. it stays the officials shutdown a line? is is san carlos going to san bruno next? come on, guys, get it together. >> city officials acted in response. >> u.s. special fo

witnesses say the man driving the minivan left the scene.olice are now hoping more witnesses will come forward to help them with the investigation. >>> new details in the pg&e pipeline that may be shut down. pipeline in question, line 147 is, quote, completely safe. e-mails from a utility employee to san carlos officials questioned the integrity of that pipeline, which was installed back in 1929. pg&e is following a judge's order to shut down the line. san carlos residents say it's about time. >> that's serious that it took an official to shut down a line. come on, they should have shut down a long time ago. so they knew better. so is san carlos going to be san bruno next? come on, guys, get it together. >> city officials also activated an emergency center in response to the pipeline safety. >> knew this morning, a u.n. official said international inspectors have started destroying syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons. they doesn't did closed what exact i than destroyed but by then of the day some chemicals and production equipment will be

irene, her daughter, and four friends were in a minivan. suddenly jacqueline mars was driving westbound on route 50, crossed the center line and hit the ellisor family in the eastbound lanes. irene wasn't wearing a seat belt in the backseat. in a written statement a spokesperson for jacqueline mars says, quote, this tragedy has left her filled with sorry for the loss of life and those who were injured in the accident. she would like to express her deepest condolences to the familys involved. jacqueline mars was treated and released from the hospital. tonight she's resting. as for this case, well, it's being reviewed by the common wealth attorney. and no charges have been filed. outside middle berg, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> there are hints of possible negotiations on day eight of the government shutdown. house republicans are signaling they might be willing to pass short-term legislation. president obama says he's willing to discuss anything but insist that lawmakers first must reopen the government. >>> meanwhile, the cia is recalling

a 16-year-old lincoln high school senior was killed when her suv reended his mother's minivan. there is a growing memorial where this accident happened. his mother and sister were critically injured in this crash. kevin's father just finished speaking about his son's live and about his wife and daughter's recovery. we have a crew skb will bring you more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> hit and run investigation into mountain view. police say a car like this one hit a pedestrian then kept going. police say it made mai have damage on the front and left side and possibly be missing the driver's side mirror just before 6:00 this morning. the woman is in the hospital in stable condition. if you know anything police ask to you call them. >> if you live in san francisco work here or visit the city you know streets can be congested. one supervisor is saying enough. >> well, about a million and a half parking tickets issued every year here. this is about double parking. the supervisor says he's never seen anything kritd for that. that, he believes is a problem. >> why did you double

. >>> speeding through the streets of san francisco, she crashed into a minivan killing a 16-year-old high school student. she is now out of jail. the question remains what led to this accident. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us in san francisco this evening at the growing memorial for this young and well-liked student. >> reporter: raj, there is good news to report tonight. the sister of kevin san was released from the hospital yesterday, but their mother remains in critical condition. but as you can see, there are some heartbroking thoughts here at this growing memorial. this one in particular, don't cry, blue skies. kevin san. as you can see, classmates are leaving a lot of notes and flowers, but across town, his friends are in shock and so are neighbors of the suspect in this fatal crash. as friends bow their heads to pay their respects to kevin san on the corner where he was killed last friday, we tried to talk to jennie zhu, the 58-year-old woman believed to be the driver in the fatal crash. we talked to a laidty who lives next door to zhu. >> shocked me. i think something go

by a reckless driver. 16-year-old boy was heading to lincoln high school a week ago when his mom's minivan rear-ended. his services begin this morning in the mission district. kevin's mother remains in a coma. his sister suffered serious injuries in the accidents. authorities say 58-year-old jeanne was going about 80 miles an hour when she slammed into the family's minivan. >>> the sisters of the woman killed by police after a car chase in the nation's capital want to know why she had to die. 34-year-old woman was killed after she tried to ram through a barrier at the white house. her sisters say she didn't show any signs of being unstable and didn't need to die. >> deadly physical force wasn't the ultimate recourse and it didn't have to be. and you have to ask yourself as americans, is it okay for that to happen? because it can happen to you. and if we are okay with that, then i feel sorry for all of us. >> the woman's mother told abc news that she suffered from postpartum depression last summer. abc news also learned she was hospitalized three times for mental issues last december. >>> t

the vehicle is described as a dark colored minivan driven by a man. >> we have heard about national parks like yosemite being closed because of the government shutdown, and now you can't visit other federal lands because of budget gridlock in washington. the army corps of engineers operates several parks and recreational areas across california. today was the last day people could visit them. of course, parks usually offer places to hike, camp, fish, and other outdoor activities. >> negotiations between b.a.r.t. its unions will resume tomorrow ahead of thursday's end to a 60-day cooling off period. both sides took the day off today, but they will resume talks first thing tomorrow. besides wages, the biggest issue appears to be the length of the contract. b.a.r.t. officials want a four year contract, the unions want three years. both sides reached an agreement on pensions. >>> still ahead at 6:00, one last get-together for family others nighted by a berkeley camp that was destroyed macesive wildfire near yosemite. the celebration happening now. >>> chess players make the next move to proto

police checked out the minivan that struck her at third street and gillman avenue. it happened just before 1 mmm. investigators are trying to determine if the driver or the girl was at fault for the accident. >>> four families need to find a new place to live after this fire drove from from their homes in walnut creek. nobody was hurt. the flames damaged six units at the apartments. fire crews spent an hour putting the fire out. investigators believe the fire started in an upstairs unit and do not suspect arson. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, why some police officers are leaving the city of san jose immediately after they graduate from the academy. >>> and why people of fresno are not happy with the high-speed rail project starting despite it bringing hundreds of jobs to the region. >> i know we have had a delightful weekend, but some changes are headed our way. get ready for cooling. >>> san jose's police department could face a staffing crisis as members of the graduating academy class look for work elsewhere. nearly half of them are exploring job opportuni

the minivan moderate, this is probably the most left-leaning of the center groups.ma in big number, mostly over social issues. most of them women, highly educated, fairly affluent and 37% have children at home. pro gay marriage, pro choice, pro gun control. but they want less government, they're big supporters of a balanced budget amendment. let's move a little closer to the center here. this is your businessman wing center of the party, the mba middle. these were 49-49 voters between obama and romney. mostly male, highly educated and high income earners. biggest disparity is socially they're libertarian, fiscally very conservative. 86% want more personal responsibility, if you will, in people's lives. pick up by the boot strap. here's your pickup populous. in the '80s we called them reagan democrats. in the '90s they were the ones that clinton won back over. now some of them are tea party. they're very anti-wall street and anti-washington. 80% of them didn't graduate college. mostly live in rural south or the rural midwest, but 64% of them say they want government

he was alone in his minivan when it went out of control on westbound interstate 80. it rolled over on the central avenue off-ramp. right before the crash, the chp tried to stop the van because he was driving with a flat tire. >>> fire investigators in berkeley are trying to determine what caused an early- morning fire at a fourplex just after midnight this morning. the fire began on the top floor and a man who lived there says he banged on the door of every unit to make sure everybody got out safely. no one was injured, but three people are displaced now. >>> down to the wire for bart managers and union leaders. they are meeting right now. they have less than 48 hours to resolve their differences on the contract talks. the federal mediator asked both sides not to comment on the talks. unions still say all options remain on the table. they have stopped short of giving their 72-hour notice of a strike. according to one business group, the bay area lost $73 million a day back in july when workers went on strike. we'll be following the bart talks down to the end of the m

police checked out the minivan that struck her at third street and gilman avenue just before 1:00 p.mvestigators are trying to determine if the driver or the girl was at fault for that accident. >>> four families need to find a new place to live after this fire drove them from their homes in walnut creek around 1:45ing this morning on north civic drive. nobody was hurt. the flames damaged six units at the boulders apartment home. fire crews spent about an hour putting the fire out. investigators believe the fire starteded in an upstairs unit and don't suspect arson. >>> in oakland, the community is commemorating the anniversary of the 1991 oakland hills fire. a survivor who abandoned her home spoke today about the lasting impact of the fire on her family. >> for many years after, our oldest daughter, 9 years old at the time, slept with the light on. >> the fire began 22 years ago yesterday. 25 people died and more than 3800 homes were destroyed. it caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. and it took crews 72 hours to get that fire under control. >> still ahead on=s 9," what could

16-year-old kevin sand was heading to hay school friday morning when driver slammed that the mom minivan now growing vigil at the corner of poon and golf where killed. kevp mother remains in a coma tonight. his sister is in serious condition. kevin's cousin translated for his father tonight. >> every day family wakes up and we shalls it was all just a tonight mare. and we can still hug and see kevin warm smile. >>reporter: 58-year-old jen chu booked on gross vehicular manslaughter charges on friday. she was going 80 miles per hour when she slammed into the van. she was currently out on 300,000 dollar bail. >> fda has approved the first medicine to treat breast cancer before surgery. the drug is called here women with early staenls of breast cans we are high risk of having the cancer spread. doctors hope using the drug early will shrink tumor making them it's year to remove and some cases the treatment could allow some women to avoid having mastectomy. >> look at one family terrifying encounter with a pack of bikers in new york. all caught on video. during a ride in new york city sunday o

16-year-old kevin sand was heading to hay school friday morning when driver slammed that the mom minivan growing vigil at the corner of poon and golf where killed. kevp mother remains in a coma tonight. his sister is in serious condition. kevin's cousin translated for his father tonight. >> every day family wakes up and we shalls it was all just a tonight mare. and we can still hug and see kevin warm smile. >>reporter: 58-year-old jen chu booked on gross vehicular manslaughter charges on friday. she was going 80 miles per hour when she slammed into the van. she was currently out on 300,000 dollar bail. >> fda has approved the first medicine to treat breast cancer before surgery. the drug is called here women with early staenls of breast cans we are having the cancer spread. doctors hope using the drug early will shrink tumor making them it's year to remove and some cases the treatment could allow some women to avoid having mastectomy. >> look at one family terrifying encounter with a pack of bikers in new york. all caught on video. during a ride in new york city sunday one of the bikers

police checked out the minivan that struck her at third street and gillman avenue. it happened just before 1 mmm. investigators are trying to determine if the driver or the girl was at fault for the accident. >>> four families need to find a new place to live after this fire drove from from their homes in walnut creek. nobody was hurt. the flames damaged six units at the apartments. fire crews spent an hour putting the fire out. investigators believe the fire started in an upstairs unit and do not suspect arson. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, why some police officers are leaving the city of san jose immediately after they graduate from the academy. >>> and why people of fresno are not happy with the high-speed rail project starting despite it bringing hundreds of jobs to the region. >> i know we have had a delightful weekend, but some changes are headed our way. get ready for cooling. we'll look at the for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. gettin

say 73-year-old jacqueline mars was driving her porsche suv when she crossed the median and hit a minivan. irene ellisor of huntsville, texas, died. she was not wearing a seat belt. no charges have been filed against mars. this tragedy has left jackie filled with sorrow for the loss of life and those who were injured in had the accident. she would lake to express her deepest condolences to the families involved. obviously that statement from her represent ativerepresentati. >>> a carjacking victim, a woman was sitting in the front seat outside a home in biltmore street. she was looking at her phone when someone yanked the door open. >> just pulled my arm and he said get out of your car. right then, you know, i just panicked, of course. i started screaming and i was honking the horn. >> yesterday the bmw-x5 was spotted. they chase it had before it crashed in landover hills. that's when two teens took off. police eventually caught up with them. an officer suffered nonlife threatening leg injuries in the chase. >>> we'll find out if a former boxing coach will head to prison. thomas admits he

he was driving a dark-colored minivan. >>> and coming up next, some very fancy porta pottys for the raiders game today. we'll show you the unusual promotion. >>> plus the stale mate in washington. >>> plus the flood that caused people to evacuate their homes in southern china. >>> a very warm weekend. lots of sun across the bay area. we are talking about a few showers in the forecast as we get to this upcoming week. after all, 'tis the season, right? we'll explain after this. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee. skip the warehouse. charmin is $13.99 for 24 double rolls. and lean cuisine entrees are just a buck 99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> breaking news to tell you about right now, an earthquake that shook up parts of the east bay. the usgs is reporting a 3.1 magnitude quake centered two

the minivan moderates are in the suburbs. the pickup populists largely live in rural america. the mba centric middle live on the coast, while the most cynical dubbed the whatever man centrists are largely under 40. culturally, this is a live and let live group. for instance, 52% are okay with legalizing marijuana, but 79% believe government is spending too much money. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting. so just where do you fall on the political spectrum? find out by taking our interactive quiz on nbcnews.com, just click the icon that says quiz where do you stand. >>> and now for your first look at business, bert that coombs. >> good morning. the futures are pointing to a higher start. on the hopes that senate leaders may well be close to finalizing a plan to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and avoid a possible default. stocks fell sharply tuesday as two plans in the house failed and fitch put it on review for a possible downgrade. twitter will price its ipo on november 14th. the company says it will list on the new york stock exchange but a filing shows twitter still is not c

. >>> new information now on the minivan that veered off i-80 and crashed down an embankment in el cerrito, it turns out the victim fatally shot him several while driving. chp officers witnessed the crash after noticing the van was missing a tire, it hit the center divide and crashed on to the central avenue off-ramp, the coroner says he died from a gunshot wound to the head. it was ruled a suicide. >> contra costa county is getting more money to help newly released inmates transition to life after jail. for the second year in a row they have been given 750,000 dollars from the department of justice, it would support a program to reduce the likelihood of released inmates exciting new crimes. >>> the sharks starting out their season strong and so far they remain undefeated. last night the sharks took on the canucks. in the second period the sharks were up by one. patrick marleau slaps this one for the 3-1 lead and would go on to win this game with a final of 4-1. >> we just move right into hockey season now. >> right, basketball season not too far behind. >> 4:56, coming up next in our 5:00

she plans on driving her minivan and taking advantage of the extended hours in the hov lanes. the transit agency says when planning allow extra time since roads will be packed. >> with no trains running b.a.r.t. once again bringing in charter buss to get commuters from the east bay to san francisco. bob redell is live in hayward now where people are expected to start lining up to try to catch one of those buses g. morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. here at the hayward you have people out here since 4:00. buses aren't scheduled until around 5:00. on a normal day b.a.r.t. can handle roughly 400,000 passengers. these are limited charter buses only able to handle around 6,000. we saw on friday they ran out of these free tickets at 7:00 in the morning. my spoynt if you think about taking one of these limited charter buses from the few stations that b.a.r.t. is offering it from, you do want to show up early because those tickets could run out. friday was maybe more friday light. they ran out at 7:00. today being a monday it could be a heavier commute. those tickets migh

16-year-old kevin sand was heading to hay school friday morning when driver slammed that the mom minivangrowing vigil at the corner of poon and golf where killed. kevp mother remains in a coma tonight. his sister is in serious condition. kevin's cousin translated for his father tonight. >> every day family wakes up and we shalls it was all just a tonight mare. and we can still hug and see kevin warm smile. >>reporter: 58-year-old jen chu booked on gross vehicular manslaughter charges on friday. she was going 80 miles per hour when she slammed into the van. she was currently out on 300,000 dollar bail. >> fda has approved the first medicine to treat breast cancer before surgery. the drug is called here women with early staenls of breast cans we are high risk of having the cancer spread. doctors hope using the drug early will shrink tumor making them it's year to remove and some cases the treatment could allow some women to avoid having mastectomy. >> look at one family terrifying encounter with a pack of bikers in new york. all caught on video. during a ride in new york city sunday one of

so, women and children and men -- nobody wants to swallow 10 minivans, if you will. you can have one. >> well, how can you get all this in this? >> well, i think the doctor can answer that -- why it's such a unique formulation. >> the difference in the quality of the oil is the extraction process gives us something called a free fatty acid, which is the type of fatty acid that your body can utilize. whereas in this fish-oil capsule, the reason it has to be so big is that this is the triglyceride form, which means that it's bound and your body can't utilize it readily. when you take this, this is just fatty acids that can go directly into your system, and they can be effective for reducing your inflammation. >> well, there's something very important, also. in today's world, with a doctor here, the average person over 55 today is on five different prescription medications. omega xl has no drug-drug interaction, which is so important. the improper use of prescription medication is probably the sixth cause of death today. so, you have people that have difficulty sleeping

tina was driving her children to school in stran when their minivan was caught from behind by a mercedesn was killed, her daughter injured and kin that has been in critical condition ever since. >> how is she doing? >> i don't know, it just doesn't look gootd from what i know. sorry. i wish i had better use. >> everyone i talked to on this route shocked is and stunned by what happened. in this age of instant messaging, it's easy to think the role of a mail carrier in our lives is smaller than ever. how then to explain the yellow ribbons on every single mailbox? and cards, letters and donations that tom says a left for him every day. with tina, she always has a smile on her face. perhaps this says more about tina than her profession. perhaps she would have touched lives doing any other job. it's just that for this one little corner of socaledo, they're having a hard time imagining someone else doing hers. >> the wet change, getting cold out there, rob. >> canadian air conditioning moving into the area. very gusty winds. san jose, 33 ndur. some of the strongest wind gusts you've been seein

he was riding on a flat tire and they stated that they got behind the minivan and they were ready to initiate a stock when suddenly the many events work and hit the center divider. it went across all lanes of traffic and then went down an embankment and rolled over. unfortunately, the driver of that vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. since his accident, this offering has been completely shut down while they continue this investigation. there's no indication as to why this driver was riding on the rim of his tire. i had a chance to talk to chp and at this point and they thought that maybe this would take several hours. or around 7:00 a.m. mr. estimate. will we come back out here, you can see all of the maintenance units for accidents are still out there taking measurements. it may be longer, that is an hour from now. as soon as we get an update we will pass it along. will let you know. maligne >> this is very close to of the problem that we had two days ago. this is central avenue which is he immediately after carlson ave. your best bet is to use the proceeding exit. sadly, thi

. >> we have a toyota sienna minivan. >> last time bart struck car rental agencies saw an uptick. all rental companies even rent a relic. for $30 a day rich will lease you $30 worth of car and each with its own personality. >> is there a bart strike special? >> no. no specific. >> that could be someone. >> i've got to go. >> when it comes to commuting, don't we all? >> and here is what you need to know. bart chartered 200 buses in the event of a strike running from these nine stations. be sure to purchase a round trip ticket that is the only way they'll let you back on coming home. san francisco ferry will have 12 boats in operation and an extra dock in use at the ferry building to help reduce congestion for other option wez have a list four on abc 7 news.com you can down load the exclusive waze traffic app and be sure to follow twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> you may have noticed elected representatives jumping into the fray and talks. lieutenant governor newsom ask others met with both sides during bargaining yesterday. nancy skinner trying to bring manment and workers togeth

where is the first generation pad now, in your 3-year-old's hands in the back seat of a minivan, coveredn jelly, wedged between a pet bed and dirty diaper. and you're next, ipad air. >> jimmy: same thing that happened -- you know, since, since vice president gore is here tonight i thought it would be fun to come up with special environment edition of one of our popular segments with people on the street. so we went out on to hollywood boulevard today. we asked pedestrians the following question -- do you've think global warming is to blame for the recent polar bear attacks in vermont? now, there haven't been any polar bear attacks in vermont recently or ever, i don't think they have a peolar bear at the zoo in vermont. thought we would run it by people, in tonight's "lie witness news." >> do you believe that the recent polar bear attacks in vermont are due to global warming? >> well, they're probably being pushed out of their environment a little built. mainly because of people moving into their area, but also possibly because of -- you know, the rise in temperatures. >> so a lot of peop